We have no idea how much the Pentagon spent on octopus ‘hypnosis’

Republican Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa wrote to newly-confirmed Department of War Inspector General Platte Moring on Wednesday, asking for information on the cost of studies regarding “octopus hypnosis,” “snail mucus,” and “monkey mind-reading” during the Biden administration.

Ernst sponsored the Cost Openness and Spending Transparency Act in 2021, which was included in that year’s National Defense Authorization Act, requiring all studies funded by the federal government to disclose how much they cost taxpayers.